PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Jim Furyk hasn't competed on the PGA Tour in seven months, so he kept his expectations to a minimum at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
That changed into pressure he knows all too well with one big round.
Furyk...

There was excitement, yet calmness for Jake Knapp when the former Estancia High standout golfer qualified for his first PGA Tour event Monday.
How could he not be excited? Yet, Knapp could also keep his cool because this was part of the plan. Some call...

A group of PGA Tour caddies sued the PGA Tour in federal court Tuesday for making them wear bibs that have the logo of the tournament sponsors without sharing in what it estimates as $50 million in endorsement revenue.
The class-action suit on behalf...

David Toms, Hideki Matsuyama, Chad Campbell and Chris Stroud shared the third-round lead of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at seven-under-par 203 on Saturday at Colonial, where plenty of others also are in contention.
There were 13 players within two...

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Rory McIlroy has some serious work to do on Friday if he wants to play this weekend at the Barclays.
The No. 1-ranked golfer, scheduled to begin the second round at Ridgewood Country Club around 10 a.m. PT, stood three strokes below the projected cut line at 3-over.
"I'll need to get off to a good start," he said after a disappointing 74 in the first round.
In early action Friday, Jim Furyk made three consecutive birdies to take the lead at 7-under. Kevin Chappell and Brendon Todd stood in second...

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Aug 7 — Lee Westwood stormed into a share of the early lead with five birdies in his last six holes at the PGA Championship on Thursday as four-times winner Tiger Woods struggled in the opening round.
Englishman Westwood, long regarded as one of the best players in the game who has yet to clinch a major title, fired a six-under-par 65 on a muggy day at Valhalla Golf Club to finish tied atop the leaderboard with American journeyman Kevin Chappell.
"I played well, hit a lot...

Ryan Palmer wanted to set the record straight.
"I think Tiger photo-bombed me, personally," Palmer said Thursday.
Tongue placed firmly in cheek, the PGA Tour journeyman referred to a lighthearted photo from Woods' Wednesday practice round that went viral, the one in which Palmer struck a goofy pose while crossing a bridge with Woods in the background and an army of photographers ahead.
Picture this: Those photographers focused their attention on Palmer on Thursday during the PGA Championship at...

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Tiger Woods missed the cut at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., on Friday after shooting three-over-par 74 for the second day in a row.
This is the fourth time Woods, who has 14 major titles, has missed the cut at a major championship. Woods missed the cut by five shots.
Until Wednesday, it wasn’t clear if Woods, who had back surgery in March and missed the Masters and U.S. Open, would even play at the PGA. He withdrew from the Bridgestone Invitational last week...

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- The wind and the rain arrived Friday, perhaps a prelude to a nasty weekend. Leave it to a pair of Texans — Jimmy Walker and Jordan Spieth — to thrive in Crosby Clambake conditions at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Walker made some tough par saves and shot a bogey-free, three-under-par 69 at Spyglass Hill. Spieth was down the coast at Monterey Peninsula, where he called the birdie on his final hole the best of his life. He's only 20, but it was a proud moment....

Matt Kuchar survived a brief challenge Sunday afternoon to win the Memorial Tournament and collect his second victory of the PGA Tour season.
Things did not go so well for Tiger Woods at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.
While Kuchar shot a four-under-par 68 in the final round, the world's top-ranked golfer finished 20 strokes back, recording his highest score since 2010.
"Yeah it happens. It happens to us all," Woods said. "Go home next week and practice."
Kuchar held off Kyle...